Sugar in Foods

On average, we are eating more than twice the sugar* than guidelines recommend.

Government Consumption Guidelines

No more than 5% of our energy should come from Sugar

World Health Organisation, 2015

The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) recommendation on sugar intake is based on sugar as a proportion of all energy (kcal or kj). The guideline maximum proportion of energy taken on from all sugars (intrinsic and added) is: 5% and a strong recommendation of an absolute maximum of 10%

NHS, May 2015

"Added sugars shouldn’t make up more than 10% of the energy (calorie intake) you get from food and drink each day.
This is about 70g for men and 50g for women, but it varies, depending on:
your size,
your age and
how active you are."

Other Sources

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